News from October 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Oct. 25, 2017 - Emmanuel Thirkill, aka Hot Boy, 36, of Nashville, Tenn., pleaded guilty Monday in U.S District Court to drug trafficking and firearms violations, announced U.S. Attorney Donald Q. Cochran of the Middle District of Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
News Release: FBI Seeking Information on Disappearance of Two New Jersey Boys Missing Since 1975 Information Added to the FBI's Website.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - One resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on charges of bank robbery, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), is currently holding a hearing on federal efforts to combat the opioid crisis.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Michigan man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. William Henry Stephens, Jr., 45, of Inkster, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: Washington, DC - House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Trey Gowdy today are announcing a joint inquiry into Obama administration regulatory approvals related to the U.S. uranium industry, foreign donations seeking...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that on Oct. 24, 2017, a Federal Grand Jury in Florence, South Carolina, returned an Indictment against the following.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: Orlando, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that a federal jury has found Christopher Gerard Dickerson (38, Sanford) guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute and possessing with the intent to distribute controlled substances, four counts of distribution and possession...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: Dozens of locations in Rhode Island set to accept unwanted and expired prescription drugs.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that RIEN KEITH IRVING, age 21, of Muskogee, Oklahoma pled guilty to FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM & AMMUNITION, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), punishable...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on five produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - To ensure the security of airline passengers and the nation’s airports, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun implementing new, stronger screening procedures for carry-on items at Orlando International Airport (MCO). The new procedures, which were announced earlier this year, require travelers to place all electronics larger than a cell phone in bins for X-ray screening in standard lanes.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release FEMA News Desk Phone: 202-646-3272 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico –The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded more than $500 million for survivor assistance, emergency work, and debris removal following hurricanes Irma and Maria.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 New measures announced by the White House will raise the bar for national security, plug potential security gaps WASHINGTON – Today, President Donald J. Trump announced the implementation of improved security procedures for refugees ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: A Danville, Virginia, resident was sentenced to 30 months in prison for aiding and assisting in the preparation of fraudulent tax returns, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle for the Western District of Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania returned an indictment today charging two Philadelphia-area political consultants with a scheme to use a political candidate’s campaign funds to make illegal contributions to his opponent’s campaign to secure the opponent’s agreement ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: A Mississippi-based nurse practitioner was charged in an indictment unsealed today for her role in a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud TRICARE, the health care benefit program serving U.S. military, veterans and their respective family members. A Mississippi-based physician was charged in a separate indictment filed last week for his role in a similar scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: Guan Zong Chen (“Graham Chen”), an Australian citizen, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston, Massachusetts, on charges that he led a conspiracy to illegally export (smuggle) $700,000 worth of endangered and protected wildlife items made from rhinoceros horn, elephant ivory and coral from the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: The Department of Justice today filed a Statement of Interest in Shaw v. Burke at the request of the Department of Education. The plaintiff, Kevin Shaw, is a student at Los Angeles Pierce College, a public college within the Los Angeles Community College District. He is challenging the constitutionality ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: Two Queens, New York, residents pleaded guilty today for their roles in separate stolen identity refund fraud schemes, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. Kishore Jattan, 44, pleaded guilty to identity theft. According to the ...
